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A CE550 PIC on a visual approach to runway 28L receives repeated warnings regarding low altitude alerts from the approach controller at mry, ca.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 542059 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200203 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : mry.airport |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | msl single value : 5000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : mry.tracon |
| Operator | general aviation : corporate |
| Make Model Name | Citation II S2/Bravo |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Route In Use | approach : visual |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : corporate |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 600 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 50 |
| ASRS Report | 542059 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : corporate |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : ground less severe other anomaly other non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | atc equipment other atc equipment : laws other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued alert none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Airport Flight Crew Human Performance ATC Facility ATC Human Performance Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Ambiguous |
Narrative:
While on descent into mry airport to runway 28L, ATC notified us that they were receiving a continuous terrain warning (laws). They said 'verify you are providing your own separation (terrain). I may have been a bit lower than I thought, however, the radar altitude showed not lower than 1400 ft AGL until within 3 mi final.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A CE550 PIC ON A VISUAL APCH TO RWY 28L RECEIVES REPEATED WARNINGS REGARDING LOW ALT ALERTS FROM THE APCH CTLR AT MRY, CA.
Narrative: WHILE ON DSCNT INTO MRY ARPT TO RWY 28L, ATC NOTIFIED US THAT THEY WERE RECEIVING A CONTINUOUS TERRAIN WARNING (LAWS). THEY SAID 'VERIFY YOU ARE PROVIDING YOUR OWN SEPARATION (TERRAIN). I MAY HAVE BEEN A BIT LOWER THAN I THOUGHT, HOWEVER, THE RADAR ALT SHOWED NOT LOWER THAN 1400 FT AGL UNTIL WITHIN 3 MI FINAL.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.